Duty of care in the emergency department

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 135-139

  Wand, Timothy ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication and negotiation; Competence and capacity; Duty of care; Medical necessity; Mental Health Act

Indexed keywords

AUSTRALIA; AUTOMUTILATION; CASE REPORT; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY NURSING; ETHICS; FEMALE; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT ADVOCACY; REVIEW; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

COMMITMENT OF MENTALLY ILL; EMERGENCY NURSING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; EMERGENCY SERVICES, PSYCHIATRIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MORAL OBLIGATIONS; NEW SOUTH WALES; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OVERDOSE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 6944245194     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14400979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-0979.2004.00315.x     Document Type: Article

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